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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2011-12

North Atlantic Region

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A total of 438 FeederWatchers reported data from this region.

Rank Within Region Common Name Scientific Name Percentage of Sites Visited Average Group Size (when seen) FeederWatch Abundance Index
1 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 99.54 3.66 3.36
2 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 92.69 7.24 3.57
3 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 92.24 3.46 1.78
4 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 88.13 1.39 0.69
5 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 85.62 5.71 2.62
6 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 84.02 4.03 1.11
7 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 82.19 1.38 0.58
8 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 77.63 2.45 0.71
9 American Robin Turdus migratorius 68.04 2.45 0.21
10 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 65.30 6.01 0.97
11 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 58.22 1.39 0.41
12 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 55.94 2.69 0.21
13 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 51.14 1.56 0.13
14 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 50.23 4.89 0.15
15 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 46.35 1.90 0.36
16 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 40.41 3.44 0.11
17 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 39.27 1.38 0.18
18 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 36.76 2.50 0.17
19 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 33.79 3.48 0.13
20 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 28.08 3.28 0.24
21 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 25.11 1.92 0.21
22 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 24.66 6.06 0.31
23 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 22.37 5.24 0.32
24 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 20.55 1.00 0.02
25 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 18.95 2.03 0.08